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USCG ice breaking for 2021 commercial shipping season
The Sault News
SAULT STE. MARIE Earlier this week, ice breaking operations started by the United States Coast Guard in preparation for the 2021 commercial shipping season.
“Every year the Coast Guard coordinates with the Army Corps of Engineers to prepare the Soo Locks and the St. Marys River for the lock opening at the end of March,” said Lieutenant Barton Nanney, public affairs officer of USCG Sector Sault Ste. Marie. “Over the next few weeks, Coast Guard icebreakers will be operating in the locks and the river to break up the ice in advance of commercial traffic transiting the river.”
St. Marys spring ice breaking operations underway
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SAULT STE. MARIE On Tuesday, the Coast Guard starts breaking ice in the lower St. Marys River in preparation for the Great Lakes commercial shipping season.
Initially the icebreaking activity will focus on the lower St. Marys River, south of Munuscong Lake and the Middle Neebish Channel north and east of Neebish Island. By Saturday, the Coast Guard will extend their icebreaking activity into the southern half of the West Neebish Channel, working from Mud Lake Junction Light north to the south end of the Rock Cut. The Coast Guard will not disturb the ice north of the Neebish Island ferry crossing or south of West Neebish Channel Light 45.
The Sault News
A fire chief, a pilot, a captain, a business owner these are just a few titles Neebish Island resident Bob Schallip has mastered in his lifetime.
Schallip was originally born in Hamilton, Ohio, and attended Bowling Green State University where he obtained a bachelor of science in education. After, he briefly taught in Denver, Colorado, then returned to the family school bus business in his hometown. From there, he taught at a large vocational school in Cincinnati as a senior diesel instructor.
At a noise and vibration control engineering firm, Schallip built and operated a test cell for engine noise testing. Schallip and his wife bought Schallips, Inc. from his parents. The company then contracted with New Miami Schools.
The Sault News
Linus Parr, owner of Back to Nature Crafts since 2002, has made a name for himself in the Upper Peninsula thanks to his work and his craft.
Originally, Parr’s father was from Neebish Island but moved downstate to get a job when he was 18 years old. Here, he met Parr’s mother. Although Parr was born and raised downstate, he has spent many weekends and summers in the Upper Peninsula at the family property on Neebish Island.
“The quieter and slower life, I love it,” Parr said when talking about the Upper Peninsula. “We have so many beautiful natural resources. I love working on our property on Neebish Island, it s very relaxing to me.”